Guard William Dewey Jarrell

Guard William Dewey Jarrell | Greene County Sheriff's Office, Georgia Guard William Dewey Jarrell | Greene County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Greene County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Guard William Dewey Jarrell | Greene County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Guard William Dewey Jarrell | Greene County Sheriff's Office, Georgia
Guard William Dewey Jarrell

Greene County Sheriff's Office, Georgia

End of Watch Monday, June 21, 1948

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William Dewey Jarrell

Guard William Jarrell was struck and killed while supervising an inmate at a Greene County Prison Farm road worksite.

When the work crew brought lunches to the road site, they were unable to find Guard Jarrell or the inmate. After an exhaustive search, Guard Jarrell was found buried under a pile of dirt, with his skull crushed and evidence that a bulldozer had run over his body. The inmate had escaped in a prison dump truck.

The inmate fled Georgia and was apprehended in Massachusetts by FBI agents. He was convicted of Guard Jarrell's murder and was executed on November 26, 1948.

Guard Jarrell was a United States Army Air Forces World War II veteran. He was survived by his wife, stepson, parents, and brothers.

Bio

  • Age 29
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Assault
  • Weapon Blunt object
  • Offender Executed

escape, prison work crew, prisoner custody

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